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>> well, first of all, paul, you know how for the last four years we have been urging the united states senate and harry reid to pass a budget? never mind, i kind of liked it better when he they didn't pass a budget. this was just an abomination. you mentioned the trillion dollar tax increase and then of course, you had 100 billion dollars of new stimulus spending and it really polarizes where the house republicans and where the senate democrats are. they could not be more opposite in terms of their numbers. >> paul: there were some interesting votes as part of this it that signaled some interesting political trends. for example, on the keystone pipeline, 62 senators voted, said that the president should approve it. >> yeah, that was one of my favorite ones and then there was actually two votes on the -- on one of my favorite ones, on the carbon tax, something that the environmentalists have been drooling for for years. both amendments were soundly defeated to have the carbon tax. my favorite part the sponsor of the carbon tax says, the pope wants to have a carbon tax and god and my fav
>> well, first of all, paul, you know how for the last four years we have been urging the united states senate and harry reid to pass a budget? never mind, i kind of liked it better when he they didn't pass a budget. this was just an abomination. you mentioned the trillion dollar tax increase and then of course, you had 100 billion dollars of new stimulus spending and it really polarizes where the house republicans and where the senate democrats are. they could not be more opposite in...
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states senate. we touched on it, but i want to talk about it ail bit more. john, i know you're a house guy but looking across from the other side of the capitol, does this strike people as the kind of earthquake that it's been portrayed as. >> senator republicans are upset, and i think it adds an additional urgency in this election for a lot of republicans. republicans will have to get much more unified and much more aware of this going into the election. >> so did they kick a hornets nest by picking this fight? >> i think they changed a lot of precedent, and i think it was unwise for those if nominees tt the president is pushing for. the republicans are not going to change the rules back. if there is a republican president in the republican senate, they're going to rue the day that they did this. >> on the very day that this debate went ahead, there was that, well, they all do it. was there not only a quantitative, but qualitative change in what happened this year leading up to harry reid's fateful
states senate. we touched on it, but i want to talk about it ail bit more. john, i know you're a house guy but looking across from the other side of the capitol, does this strike people as the kind of earthquake that it's been portrayed as. >> senator republicans are upset, and i think it adds an additional urgency in this election for a lot of republicans. republicans will have to get much more unified and much more aware of this going into the election. >> so did they kick a...
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say, look, this is the united states senate. you've got to take tough votes. you're not going to win every one. you're going to have to go home and explain those votes. this isn't just a deny -- don't take tough votes because you don't want to explain it to people back home. step up, debate it, vote. you might win, you might lose. but we're here to vote. we're here to give everybody the right to have a vote on how they think they can best represent their constituents. didn't come here to avoid this, to hide behind a desk to say this might affect the next elections. i don't want to have a vote on that, vote on this, et cetera, et cetera. i really came down here to talk about the debacle of obamacare. i got all these letters. i mean, but i mean all you have to do is turn on the television or the radio or read the newspaper or talk to your neighbor. i think the word -- unfortunately the word is not spreading about this thing through the media because the media hasn't -- i think even now the media is realizing what a debacle this th
say, look, this is the united states senate. you've got to take tough votes. you're not going to win every one. you're going to have to go home and explain those votes. this isn't just a deny -- don't take tough votes because you don't want to explain it to people back home. step up, debate it, vote. you might win, you might lose. but we're here to vote. we're here to give everybody the right to have a vote on how they think they can best represent their constituents. didn't come here to avoid...
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. >> talk about the importance of confidence being a united states senator, but being a woman and how important it is to foster that. >> we are encouraging them to be involved and step outside, thankfully. you know, i always say that i could never imagine that i would have been running for the united states senate when i was in your position either. but we have open the possibilities of doing that now. because it is critical to have those examples. and our government institutions. it has been a part of her society and it is important to have this in our population. they bring a different experience and that is having it as part of this discussion. i encourage them to think about it in the future. and it seems to me, as much as i was talking about politics, including running for public office, we made changes in policy. even today, there is a women's health initiative that to this day, it was one of the greatest titles ever. there were a lot of life-saving discoveries for women. and that is so important for cause-and-effect. having to bend in the process of participating in the politic
. >> talk about the importance of confidence being a united states senator, but being a woman and how important it is to foster that. >> we are encouraging them to be involved and step outside, thankfully. you know, i always say that i could never imagine that i would have been running for the united states senate when i was in your position either. but we have open the possibilities of doing that now. because it is critical to have those examples. and our government institutions....
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it is an invitation to the president of united states and the senate democrats to come together to fix these problems. we do not think it is fair to let medicare go bankrupt. it is not fair to take more from hard-working families to spend more in washington. the most important question is not how to budget, but why. it is for the well-being of the american people. balanced budget will help provide economic security we need and help secure retirement for seniors and will help expand opportunities for young people looking for careers and jobs in the stagnant economy. final point -- we want to revive the budget process so we can have regular order. what does that mean? that means let's do our jobs. that means we want to pass a budget in the house. we are pleased the senate is going to pass a budget or lease attempt to pass a budget. that means we are reviving a process that is not in the back room, but shows how we will accomplish these goals. we want to revive this budget process so i the end of the day, we can have a vehicle to get something done. i do not think the president disagrees
it is an invitation to the president of united states and the senate democrats to come together to fix these problems. we do not think it is fair to let medicare go bankrupt. it is not fair to take more from hard-working families to spend more in washington. the most important question is not how to budget, but why. it is for the well-being of the american people. balanced budget will help provide economic security we need and help secure retirement for seniors and will help expand...
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senator dianne feinstein, chair of the united states senate committee on intelligence. anyway, late this afternoon before we get started, john brennan was confirmed to be the next head of the cia, the final vote was pretty strong, 63-34. brennan's nomination reig nated debate about the use of drones against american citizens overseas. and then senator rand paul added a wrinkle. he wanted to know can the government kill americans here on u.s. soil? last night he staged an epic nearly 13-hour filibuster on the senate floor to raise alarms about the possibility. earlier this week attorney general eric holder wrote that paul's seen care yo was entirely hypothetical, would only be possible under extraordinary circumstances. such as after pearl harbor or 9/11 attacks. that did not satisfy senator paul. let's take a look. >> very specific question we're asking is, does the president believe he has the authority to kill americans who are not engaged in combat in america with targeted drone strikes and i think the answer is no, but they haven't given us that answer. >> well, tod
senator dianne feinstein, chair of the united states senate committee on intelligence. anyway, late this afternoon before we get started, john brennan was confirmed to be the next head of the cia, the final vote was pretty strong, 63-34. brennan's nomination reig nated debate about the use of drones against american citizens overseas. and then senator rand paul added a wrinkle. he wanted to know can the government kill americans here on u.s. soil? last night he staged an epic nearly 13-hour...
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we were talking about the behavior of the united states senate, and talked about almost an identify switch between incouragible house and . >> i and i respect what he has to say. what i will tell you is that the budget deal that's come through, and all of the fights that are going on have really been reflections of a big change in general. money has been given to both chambers, in addition we have a 24-7 news cycle. and so little fights that in the past might have been significant now become amplified in a fundraising standpoint. that becomes tough. to me the most disappointing thing in the current moment is that the suggestion that the ultimate goal should be corporation, and it does trouble me that we sometimes measure success or failure by whether these folks aren't fighting with one another rather than stepping back and asking ourselves is the legislation that they're putting forward, are these budget deals and other initiatives sufficient at the moment. i would suggest by and large they are not. >> john, can you get both things? both make your point as an elected officials and legisla
we were talking about the behavior of the united states senate, and talked about almost an identify switch between incouragible house and . >> i and i respect what he has to say. what i will tell you is that the budget deal that's come through, and all of the fights that are going on have really been reflections of a big change in general. money has been given to both chambers, in addition we have a 24-7 news cycle. and so little fights that in the past might have been significant now...
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states senate and every member of the united states house of representatives to stand up and say, mr. president, respectfully, no, you may not. the constitution gives you no such power, and each of us on entering office, in my case just a few weeks ago standing on those steps, the vice president asked me to raise my hand and take an oath to honor and defend the constitution. every member of this body took that oath. and it is our responsibility, especially when one branch of the government is overreaching, is usurping power that the constitution forbids him and that is threatening to the liberty of the people, it is the responsibility of all of us to stand up and resist that. you know, one of my all-time heroes, ayn rand in "atlas shrugged" how the parasitical class would put into place arbitrary power. standardless rules, precisely so, the productive citizens in the private sector would have to come on bended knee to those in government seeking special dispensation, seeking special favor because that arbitrary and standardless rule empowers the political class and disempowers the pe
states senate and every member of the united states house of representatives to stand up and say, mr. president, respectfully, no, you may not. the constitution gives you no such power, and each of us on entering office, in my case just a few weeks ago standing on those steps, the vice president asked me to raise my hand and take an oath to honor and defend the constitution. every member of this body took that oath. and it is our responsibility, especially when one branch of the government is...
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states senate and the house will turn their backs on all of our interests. >> al jazeera's paul beban has more on kerry's comments today. he is joining us live from washington. paul, this congress has been a difficult partner for president obama to say the very least and it will almost certainly be divided over about to authorize a military striking. do we have any further insight today as to why the president en decided to go to congress in the first place? >> well, del, yes, we do. what we are learning is that the president was very concerned that if he didn't go to congress now, for this authorization, what happens in the future if he needs authorization for a future strike against other adversaries such as iran? >> we are in a bit of a dilemma here because i think senator lindsey graham and i and others will be wanting a strategy, a plan, rather than just, are we going to launch some cruise missiles? and that's it? and even more, you even worry more when the president's chief -- chairman of the joint chiefs says it doesn't matter when we strike. well, that's not a military action
states senate and the house will turn their backs on all of our interests. >> al jazeera's paul beban has more on kerry's comments today. he is joining us live from washington. paul, this congress has been a difficult partner for president obama to say the very least and it will almost certainly be divided over about to authorize a military striking. do we have any further insight today as to why the president en decided to go to congress in the first place? >> well, del, yes, we...
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of the united states senate. but i know that every single day that harry serves in public life, michael callahan is in his heart. mr. president, i listened this morning to some of the analysts talking about what just happened, this historic vote yesterday in the united states senate. some of them this morning who know little about what really happens here were diminishing the role played by harry reid. i can tell you that on the day leading up to the vote, the last day, december 31, i spent probably the better part of 16 hours in harry's office as the negotiations went back and forth. there were three parties to that negotiation: senator mcconnell, the president of the united states, and harry reid. there wasn't a minute that passed that e-mails weren't being transferred back and forth to put together the coalition that passed this historic measure and avoided the economic disaster that otherwise would have occurred. it wasn't the first time that i've seen harry in that position. behind closed doors without a lot
of the united states senate. but i know that every single day that harry serves in public life, michael callahan is in his heart. mr. president, i listened this morning to some of the analysts talking about what just happened, this historic vote yesterday in the united states senate. some of them this morning who know little about what really happens here were diminishing the role played by harry reid. i can tell you that on the day leading up to the vote, the last day, december 31, i spent...
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and the best senator and the united states. and according to economic policy journal dot com it is paul strauss as the nine of voting united states senator from the district of columbia he can do no harm so who is paul strauss he is the u.s. shadow senator from d.c. he does not have voting rights in congress he does not have a coveted office in one of the three thousand in office bill. no word if they serve on any committees instead he spends his time lobbying congress to admit the district to the union as the fifty first state and here she refute these claims that he is the best senator because he can't vote the man himself shadow senator strauss. now mr strauss you said that you were flattered to be named the best senator in the united states even if it was kind of a joke by you p.j. what was your reaction when you found out well as excited as i was to find an economist with a sense of humor i had to demand an immediate. very very hard to find so it was i did get a kick out of it especially because when i clicked on the link
and the best senator and the united states. and according to economic policy journal dot com it is paul strauss as the nine of voting united states senator from the district of columbia he can do no harm so who is paul strauss he is the u.s. shadow senator from d.c. he does not have voting rights in congress he does not have a coveted office in one of the three thousand in office bill. no word if they serve on any committees instead he spends his time lobbying congress to admit the district to...
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i still don't believe the votes are there in the united states senate and the house to pass anything like either the carbon tax or by the way the democrats are also talking about maybe an energy tax, like a gasoline tax. there is no political support there. that's why i think kim is right. if they are going to do this it's going to have to be through the regulatory angle trying to outlaw carbon in that way. >> james, why mention it so prominently or was this sort and switch for the environmentalists. you mention it re tore rickly and say i'm really behind you. in policy terms, you don't give them anything. >> there may be some bait and switch. i think this is the key. if he doesn't neeyd to get anythingt. through the congress, as the potomac watch column in friday's journal. >> kim strousal, there is a lot of regulatory authority they think they have. court decision a few years ago empowers them to regulate carbon. they think they are off to the races here. so this suggests to me that maybe the play is, with all of the business community expecting an approval of the keystone pipeline
i still don't believe the votes are there in the united states senate and the house to pass anything like either the carbon tax or by the way the democrats are also talking about maybe an energy tax, like a gasoline tax. there is no political support there. that's why i think kim is right. if they are going to do this it's going to have to be through the regulatory angle trying to outlaw carbon in that way. >> james, why mention it so prominently or was this sort and switch for the...
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in the bleak landscape of the post-nuclear winter in the united states senate, senator paul is now threat tong keep the upper chamber from its christmas vacation so that he can effectively throw a temper tantrum over yellen's nomination. since senator paul cannot actually block yellen from becoming fed chair, he intends to use all allotted 30 hours of debate, merry christmas one and all, unless he gets a vote on his legislation to fully audit the fed. we'll try to slow it down or stop it as much as we can, paul told reporters yesterday. we've told them that we will allow it to move forward and expedite it if they give us a vote on audit the fed. senator paul is not alone in his war on senate christmas. fellow kentucky senator mitch mcconnell is also in the sleigh. the confirmation of a new fed chief is a perfect time for the senate to scrutinize the recent actions and the historic mission of the fed, mcconnell said in a statement. that's why i support senator paul's bill to audit the fed and challenge the democrats to allow it to come up for debate. to be sure, more transparency in govern
in the bleak landscape of the post-nuclear winter in the united states senate, senator paul is now threat tong keep the upper chamber from its christmas vacation so that he can effectively throw a temper tantrum over yellen's nomination. since senator paul cannot actually block yellen from becoming fed chair, he intends to use all allotted 30 hours of debate, merry christmas one and all, unless he gets a vote on his legislation to fully audit the fed. we'll try to slow it down or stop it as...
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states senate and the house will turn their backs on all of our interests. >> al jazeera paul beban has more on kerry's comments. paul, congress and the white house have not seen eye to eye on anything and now certain i can't. do we have any further insight why the president decided to go to congress in the first place? >> well, del, what we are learning today was that there was a lot of debate between the president and his advisors over this. the president insisted he wanted to bring congress's role front and center and not hide behind it. he was doing this toward an eye toward future conflicts when he might need military. >> the best way to educate the american public is to have that full debate in congress that the framers of the constitution intended. they intended that before or when the nation initiates military, it should be with the approval of congress. that's in the constitution, but it reflects a very important judgment as well, and that is this: we should not be sending servicemen and -women into military conflict if they don't have complete confidence that the nation's
states senate and the house will turn their backs on all of our interests. >> al jazeera paul beban has more on kerry's comments. paul, congress and the white house have not seen eye to eye on anything and now certain i can't. do we have any further insight why the president decided to go to congress in the first place? >> well, del, what we are learning today was that there was a lot of debate between the president and his advisors over this. the president insisted he wanted to...
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everybody that i talk to, and i'm not in that room not having been elected to the united states senate, but i'm told he is absolutely serious and in earnest and wants to reach a deal. and i think we will. but if we can get senator coburn, and i very much hope we can, it will only be because of one very small issue that in our view is a nonissue. that's the question of whether we should continue doing what we've been doing for 40 years, which is when you go to a licensed dealer, you pass your background check. the dealer keeps a record of that purchase for 20 years so that if that gun ever ends up at a crime scene, law enforcement can trace it back to the point where it entered criminal hands. he doesn't want to extend that record keeping obligation. if you extend the background check requirement to adithsal sales. we just don't think it makes any sense and law enforcement really feels that they need those records to stop criminals and find criminals who have used guns in their crimes. >> they do, indeed. mark glaze, thank you so much for joining us. >> thank you. >> and we'll be right
everybody that i talk to, and i'm not in that room not having been elected to the united states senate, but i'm told he is absolutely serious and in earnest and wants to reach a deal. and i think we will. but if we can get senator coburn, and i very much hope we can, it will only be because of one very small issue that in our view is a nonissue. that's the question of whether we should continue doing what we've been doing for 40 years, which is when you go to a licensed dealer, you pass your...
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and what did the united states senate do today? that dysfunctional united states senate? according to the news media, absolutely nothing. congress is closed down, nothing to report. but at 5:03 today, harry reid was on the senate floor doing this. >> i now ask unanimous consent that the senate proceed to executive session and the help committee be discharged from further consideration of presidential nomination 1304. and that the senate proceed a vote without intervening action or debate on the motion, vote to be laid on the table with no intervening action or debate, and any statements related to this matter be printed in the record and the president immediately be notified of its action. >> how is that for drama? i love that, i could watch that all day. that was amazing. that was harry reid getting 100 votes for someone you have never heard of. to become commissioner of the labor statistics. at the end of the year, and only the end of the year when labor statistics became controversial for the very first time. you remember all the crazy republican attacks on the bureau
and what did the united states senate do today? that dysfunctional united states senate? according to the news media, absolutely nothing. congress is closed down, nothing to report. but at 5:03 today, harry reid was on the senate floor doing this. >> i now ask unanimous consent that the senate proceed to executive session and the help committee be discharged from further consideration of presidential nomination 1304. and that the senate proceed a vote without intervening action or debate...
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and unfortunately today, the united states senate is saying, you don't have a voice in washington. you don't have a voice in washington. this is a terrible deal. i urge my colleagues here to oppose it. now, none of us should be surprised when the senate votes, this deal will pass and it will pass by a big margin. the outcome could have been different. i would ask you to imagine a different world. we saw in the last two months million of americans rise up, sign a national petition, light up the phones to the capitol and speak up against the enormous harms obama care is visiting upon them. we saw the house of representatives stand with courage and listen to the american people. mr. president, i ask you to imagine a world in which senate republicans united to support house republicans. imagine that one piece being different from what we saw. imagine after the house republicans stood together with the american people, if all 46 senate republicans stood together and said we are united against the train wreck that is obama care. we are united with the american people, if president obama
and unfortunately today, the united states senate is saying, you don't have a voice in washington. you don't have a voice in washington. this is a terrible deal. i urge my colleagues here to oppose it. now, none of us should be surprised when the senate votes, this deal will pass and it will pass by a big margin. the outcome could have been different. i would ask you to imagine a different world. we saw in the last two months million of americans rise up, sign a national petition, light up the...
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states senate and the house will turn their backs on all of our interests. >> syria and the region have responded to president obama's decision to delay those military strik strikes. for more, we go to robert ray who is standing buy in neighboring tripoli, lebanon. robert, how has the syrian neighbors and the syrian moved to the white house move >> bashar al-assad came out today and said the u.s. threat will not change syria's principles or halt their fight against terrorism. so he was firm on that. they do not seem at all intimidated by it. around the region, opposition forces say intervention should occur and if it does, if it is passed by u.s. congress and it's a go, a green light, then they should actually arm the rebels even more, the opposition forces. they want back-up. now, in turkey, syrian opposition coalition calls on u.s. congress to pass this strike. they want it all to occur. saudi arabia also saying to the world that everyone must act, come to the backing of the syrian people. so, it seems that the region is looking for the united states to indeed pass this, come here, an
states senate and the house will turn their backs on all of our interests. >> syria and the region have responded to president obama's decision to delay those military strik strikes. for more, we go to robert ray who is standing buy in neighboring tripoli, lebanon. robert, how has the syrian neighbors and the syrian moved to the white house move >> bashar al-assad came out today and said the u.s. threat will not change syria's principles or halt their fight against terrorism. so he...
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states senate or the house to pass anything like the carbon tax, or the democrats are talking an energy tax, like a gasoline tax, kim is right. if they're going to do this, through the regulatory angle and outlaw in that way. >> paul: but then, james, why mention it so prominently, or was this sort after bait and switch for the environmentalists and mention it and in policy terms don't. >> there may be some bait and switch, but this is key. if he doesn't need to get anything through the congress, like the potomac swatch-- >> kim strassel. >> so well. they think that they have a court decision a few years empowers them to regulate carbon. they think they're off to the races here and this suggests to me that maybe the play is, with all of the business community expecting an approval of the keystone pipeline, the president might approve the pipeline, but then really ratchet down on the use of the oil going through that pipeline and i think he might be able to say to environmentalists. >> paul: how would they do that, they won't build this thing if they don't think there's a lot of oil that
states senate or the house to pass anything like the carbon tax, or the democrats are talking an energy tax, like a gasoline tax, kim is right. if they're going to do this, through the regulatory angle and outlaw in that way. >> paul: but then, james, why mention it so prominently, or was this sort after bait and switch for the environmentalists and mention it and in policy terms don't. >> there may be some bait and switch, but this is key. if he doesn't need to get anything through...
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i'll tell you, i'm one united states senator that ran for office not to become a united states senator, but because we're losing this country. we're bankrupting it. one of the things, when i'm talking around the country, i do make the point that fortunately i don't know of any parent who would willingly max out their credit cards, get in debt way over their heads never intending ever to pay it off, but fully intending to pass it off to the children and grandchildren. i don't know any parent that way, fortunately. but yet collectively as a society, that is exactly what we are doing. frequently in this political town, republicans are accused of waging a war on women. waging a war on immigrants. none of that is true. what washington is doing is we're waging a war on our children. we're mortgaging their future. it's absolutely immoral. americans have got to stop and consider what it is, what we're actually doing to future generations. so i left the dinner with the president tonight -- i think all my colleagues did, i hope the president did, with a pretty strong sense once again that there'
i'll tell you, i'm one united states senator that ran for office not to become a united states senator, but because we're losing this country. we're bankrupting it. one of the things, when i'm talking around the country, i do make the point that fortunately i don't know of any parent who would willingly max out their credit cards, get in debt way over their heads never intending ever to pay it off, but fully intending to pass it off to the children and grandchildren. i don't know any parent...
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stated views of any member of this united states senate beginning with the very first congress up to the senate, up to the present. is the senator from kentucky aware of any precedent whatsoever for the proposition that this administration seems unwilling to embrace or at least embrace expliciy and emphatically? namely, that the constitution somehow permits or at least does not foreclose the united states government killing a u.s. citizen on u.s. soil who is not flying a plane into a building, who is not robbing a bank, who is not pointing a bazooka at the pentagon but who is simply sitting quietly at a cafe, peaceably enjoying breakfast, is the senator from kentucky aware of any precedent whatsoever for what i consider to be the really remarkable proposition that the united states government, without indicting him, without bringing him before a jury, without any due process whatsoever, can simply send a drone to kill that united states citizen on u.s. soil? mr. paul: mr. president, i'm aware of no legal precedent for taking the life of an american without the fifth amendment or due
stated views of any member of this united states senate beginning with the very first congress up to the senate, up to the present. is the senator from kentucky aware of any precedent whatsoever for the proposition that this administration seems unwilling to embrace or at least embrace expliciy and emphatically? namely, that the constitution somehow permits or at least does not foreclose the united states government killing a u.s. citizen on u.s. soil who is not flying a plane into a building,...
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in the united states senate, there are some. we need to do that. but to do it, both sides need be courageous. i believe the courage in the next few years is not going to be standing alone by yourself giving a speech. courage is going to be whether or not you're willing to stand next to someone you don't always agree with for the betterment of this country. that is going be courage for the next few years. passing the civil rights act to creating medicare, democrats and republicans have time and time again had the courage to put partisanship aside to do big things, grand things for this country. we saw this happen in the united states senate with the farm bill. we saw it with immigrationry form. together, democrats and republicans came together for those brief but incredibly important moments to do what was best for this country. that's when we saw to quote former texas congresswoman barbara jordan, an america as good as its promise. our country has always been a place of promise. my slovenian grandfather worked 1500 feet under the ground in the mine
in the united states senate, there are some. we need to do that. but to do it, both sides need be courageous. i believe the courage in the next few years is not going to be standing alone by yourself giving a speech. courage is going to be whether or not you're willing to stand next to someone you don't always agree with for the betterment of this country. that is going be courage for the next few years. passing the civil rights act to creating medicare, democrats and republicans have time and...
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this is an invitation to the president of the united states, the senate democrats, to come together to fix these problems. we don't think it is fair to like -- to let programs like medicare go bankrupt. it is did not fair to take more from hard-working families to spend more in washington. a budget is a means to an end. an and is the well-being of the american people. the and is the growing economy that produces upward mobility. it will provide the economic security that we need for families. it will help secure retirement for seniors and expand opportunity for young people having a hard time finding careers and jobs in the stagnant economy. the final point i want to make is -- and i mentioned this to the president the other day -- we want to revise the budget process so we have regular order. that means let's do our jobs. that means we want to pass a budget here in the house. we are very pleased that the senate is passing a budget or will attempt to pass a budget. what that means is reviving a process that is not in the back room but that shows how we are going to accomplish these goa
this is an invitation to the president of the united states, the senate democrats, to come together to fix these problems. we don't think it is fair to like -- to let programs like medicare go bankrupt. it is did not fair to take more from hard-working families to spend more in washington. a budget is a means to an end. an and is the well-being of the american people. the and is the growing economy that produces upward mobility. it will provide the economic security that we need for families....
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secretary hagel and i both voted in the united states senate. so both of us are especially sensitive to never again asking any member of congress to vote on faulty intelligence. that is why our intelligence community took time. that's why the president took time, to make certain of the facts and make certain of this case and to declassify unprecedented amounts of information in order to scrub and rescrub the evidence and present the facts to
secretary hagel and i both voted in the united states senate. so both of us are especially sensitive to never again asking any member of congress to vote on faulty intelligence. that is why our intelligence community took time. that's why the president took time, to make certain of the facts and make certain of this case and to declassify unprecedented amounts of information in order to scrub and rescrub the evidence and present the facts to
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[applause] i like what you bring to the united states senate. thank you. well, you heard congressman king and our state chairman speak election senatorial coming up. so i hope that this once in a generation opportunity we have of maybe having two republican senators in the united states senate -- and that's only happened four out of the years that i've been in the united states senate -- of doing that again. so if i, tonight, as well as the next 18 months, concentrate on that issue, i hope you understand that it's something i'd really like to have you join in this effort to do, to get a republican senator from iowa so hi -- my vote will not be anceled, as is rightly stated. [applause] so that -- tonight i would simply tell you the basis for my concern about this, and that concern goes directly to everything you're concerned about. what's the future of our country? you know our model for our state. our liberties, we prize, our rights we will maintain. and that's just like our shared values of iowa's republican party. life, liberty, the right to keep and bea
[applause] i like what you bring to the united states senate. thank you. well, you heard congressman king and our state chairman speak election senatorial coming up. so i hope that this once in a generation opportunity we have of maybe having two republican senators in the united states senate -- and that's only happened four out of the years that i've been in the united states senate -- of doing that again. so if i, tonight, as well as the next 18 months, concentrate on that issue, i hope you...
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. >> the struggle is still on in the united states senate. we will need eight republicans to come our way. i feel like we will have a good strong showing from the democratic side. we need good bipartisan support to pass it. >> i think it is important we have this agreement. i am particularly sensitive about the military. i've talked to our military leaders. they say we badly need this relief. >> don't expect politicians to actually start playing nice anytime soon. >> i think no one is satisfied with the way our current deficits stands or the current level of spending. certainly part of the budget copper mines looks to both mandatory and discretionary spending. we have to look overall at the economic health of the nation and how we are spending our money on the government side. that is going to be an ongoing continuing debate. >> what are the long-term prospects for this deal? >> the fact that it is not bad for the fiscal situation, it actually does some good from the economic perspective by replacing some of the sequester with better cuts --
. >> the struggle is still on in the united states senate. we will need eight republicans to come our way. i feel like we will have a good strong showing from the democratic side. we need good bipartisan support to pass it. >> i think it is important we have this agreement. i am particularly sensitive about the military. i've talked to our military leaders. they say we badly need this relief. >> don't expect politicians to actually start playing nice anytime soon. >> i...
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this is called "united states senate history."" united states senate history." let's take a look at this. >> texas senator ted cruz delivered a 21-hour speech on the floor of the united states senate, a demonstration of a senate rule established in 1806 which reads: the senate shall allow any senator to speak, even if he is a half-baked jackass. ( laughter ) >> dave: half-baked jackass. you got that right. look, everybody, it's our friend paul! ♪ ♪ >> paul: oh, you got that right! hey, everybody. good evening, david. >> dave: steve martin is here tonight, everybody. we'll be right back, thank you very much. good bless you. [ female announcer ] we take away your stuffy nose. you keep the peace. we calm your congestion and pain. [ man ] thank you. thank you. [ female announcer ] you rally the team. you guys were awesome. [ female announcer ] we give you relief from your cough. you give them a case of the giggles. tylenol cold® helps relieve even your worst cold and flu symptoms, so you can carry on with your day. but for everything we do, we know you do so mu
this is called "united states senate history."" united states senate history." let's take a look at this. >> texas senator ted cruz delivered a 21-hour speech on the floor of the united states senate, a demonstration of a senate rule established in 1806 which reads: the senate shall allow any senator to speak, even if he is a half-baked jackass. ( laughter ) >> dave: half-baked jackass. you got that right. look, everybody, it's our friend paul! ♪ ♪ >>...
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states senator and possible presidential candidate rand paul ron a before i ask you about your new program and everything attested to it are you in the republican party politico says that you are you've got a detente with the party and you're closer now is that true. well i haven't paid much attention to that i haven't been involved i've never been too interested in politics and by the fact i spent so many years there but partisan politics turns me off but they haven't really talked to me i haven't talked with them in this state todd i have no idea what they're they're talking about because i talk to some people who want to you know emphasize the big ten and others are still on happy about the way they were treated if they were supporters of mine how they were treated before so from my viewpoint i don't pay a whole lot of attention to it because i'm much more interested as i have been for many years on education on monetary policy and foreign policy and i don't think we get very far with the partisan bickering and then in intraparty because i think doesn't get me excited either. will roger
states senator and possible presidential candidate rand paul ron a before i ask you about your new program and everything attested to it are you in the republican party politico says that you are you've got a detente with the party and you're closer now is that true. well i haven't paid much attention to that i haven't been involved i've never been too interested in politics and by the fact i spent so many years there but partisan politics turns me off but they haven't really talked to me i...
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the united states senate. this is what makes it broken. when ex-senators come on you and tell you it's broken, current senators claim no. every ex-senator -- >> 31 senators refuse to be the world's greatest deliberative body. >> they would have been judged as being pro-gun. >> thanks for the reality. tough reality, though. thank you, chuck todd. >>> today "politico" reported, "toomey has privately told democrats he hopes to sway six to eight of his gop colleagues to support the final package after all the amendments are resolved. yet right now the only solid republican votes on background checks are toomey and illinois senator mark kirk." they're the only republicans. what are the prospects for getting something passed in the senate after all the talk? senator angus king is an independent senator from maine who caucuses with the democrats. senator king, you're an independent guy. i want your views on what you see and smell on the floor of the united states senate. chuck todd said a lot of these senators, 31 of them, basically are afraid to
the united states senate. this is what makes it broken. when ex-senators come on you and tell you it's broken, current senators claim no. every ex-senator -- >> 31 senators refuse to be the world's greatest deliberative body. >> they would have been judged as being pro-gun. >> thanks for the reality. tough reality, though. thank you, chuck todd. >>> today "politico" reported, "toomey has privately told democrats he hopes to sway six to eight of his gop...
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and the united states senate, voting on the landmark immigration bill. in the senate. it's a voice vote. you can hear them saying yes or no, aye or nay. i have heard a preponderance of yeses. the vote is being taken. it's moving quickly. we should have the final result maybe six to ten minutes from now. all that is needed is 51 votes in the senate to pass. that's going on on one side of the capitol. on the other side, has the treasury put democratic spin on otherwise? the chief congressional correspondent mike emmanuel. what's latest? >> the treasury's inspector general made a splash on capitol hill and wasn't here. he wrote a letter to the top democrat on the house ways and means committee, talking about the word, progressives being used in a sheet that irs screeners were using but concluded that progressive groups, liberal groups were not mistreated, writing, quote, we found no indication in these materials that progressive was a term used to refer cases for scrutiny for political campaign intervention. the chairman of the committee, dave camp, said conservative grou
and the united states senate, voting on the landmark immigration bill. in the senate. it's a voice vote. you can hear them saying yes or no, aye or nay. i have heard a preponderance of yeses. the vote is being taken. it's moving quickly. we should have the final result maybe six to ten minutes from now. all that is needed is 51 votes in the senate to pass. that's going on on one side of the capitol. on the other side, has the treasury put democratic spin on otherwise? the chief congressional...
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states senator and possible presidential candidate rand paul ron a before i ask you about your new program and everything attested to it are you in the republican party politico says that you are you've got a detente with the party and you're closer now is that true. well i haven't paid much attention to that i haven't been involved i've never been too interested in politics in spite of the fact i spent so many years there but partisan politics turns me off but they haven't really talked to me i haven't talked with them in this state time and i have no idea what their they're talking about because i talk to some people who want to you know emphasize the big ten and others are still i'm happy about the way they were treated if they were supporters of mine how they were treated before so from my viewpoint i don't pay a whole lot of attention to it because i'm much more interested as i have been for many years on education on monetary policy and foreign policy and i don't think we get very far with the partisan bickering and then in intra party because i think doesn't get me very excited eith
states senator and possible presidential candidate rand paul ron a before i ask you about your new program and everything attested to it are you in the republican party politico says that you are you've got a detente with the party and you're closer now is that true. well i haven't paid much attention to that i haven't been involved i've never been too interested in politics in spite of the fact i spent so many years there but partisan politics turns me off but they haven't really talked to me...
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better than nothing. >> rubio is a young, still inexperienced united states senator. and there have been a lot of fits and stars during his career so far. this is a guy who hasn't quite figured it out. >> today this idea of the piecemeal solution, also is there any -- would democrats be interested in that at all at this point? or is it we want a comprehensive plan or nothing at this point? >> they're not interested in piecemeal. when conservatives who want this bill talk about rubio, they try to say he was going for a nuance, he was trying to say that the house needs to move first. i asked him on tuesday. he said, look, my position on the house needs to move first. you can't have the senate pass a bunch of bills. you need to see what comes out of the house first. until it is proven completely i think what they need to see is that paul ryan bails on this. one of the hopes they still maintain is paul ryan who who maybe wants to run for president, who wants to balance the budget at some point, still wants an immigration bill serious enough to do that. they're not going t
better than nothing. >> rubio is a young, still inexperienced united states senator. and there have been a lot of fits and stars during his career so far. this is a guy who hasn't quite figured it out. >> today this idea of the piecemeal solution, also is there any -- would democrats be interested in that at all at this point? or is it we want a comprehensive plan or nothing at this point? >> they're not interested in piecemeal. when conservatives who want this bill talk about...
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joe biden has been in the united states senate his whole life. he was elected when he was 29. you have to be 30 to get into the senate. he turned 30 before he was sworn in. he knows every cobweb in that place and if the president had any inkling that he wanted to actually sort of figure something out, he would have joe biden out there all day every day and probably get it done. so nobody wants to negotiate, so far, everybody is looking at polling, seeing what they want to see, maybe it's right, maybe it's wrong. we'll find out in about 11 months. but i don't see this thing getting off here for sometime to come. >> to those who support the president and say why should the president have to negotiate on the signature, you know, thing that he supported from the time he got in office and before he first ran, which is this affordable care act, why should he have to give that up or shuttle key parts of it? >> although, i don't agree with it. if that were the case, then when hhs, health and human services decided to delay the employer mandate for a year, if republicans had put that t
joe biden has been in the united states senate his whole life. he was elected when he was 29. you have to be 30 to get into the senate. he turned 30 before he was sworn in. he knows every cobweb in that place and if the president had any inkling that he wanted to actually sort of figure something out, he would have joe biden out there all day every day and probably get it done. so nobody wants to negotiate, so far, everybody is looking at polling, seeing what they want to see, maybe it's right,...
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the stupidest strategy in the history of the united states senate. everyone, everyone would be saying jeff sessions is stupid. every washington pundit. okay, most of them would not use the word stupid. because they're more polite than that. but they would be finding ways of saying -- that jeff sessions is way, way, way not smart. and nothing would inhibit them from saying that. they would then go looking for things in jeff sessions' background, proving he is not smart, they would find a lot throughout his career. jeff sessions has said the naacp and american civil liberties union are unamerican and communist inspired. they would find a former assistant revealed he heard jeff sessions say he used to think the ku klux klan was okay until he found out some of them were pot smokers. jeff sessions did not deny the statement. his defense was it was a joke. but the real reason that the washington media would have no problem saying that jeff sessions is not smart, and by the way, everyone in washington including jeff sessions senate colleagues, republican co
the stupidest strategy in the history of the united states senate. everyone, everyone would be saying jeff sessions is stupid. every washington pundit. okay, most of them would not use the word stupid. because they're more polite than that. but they would be finding ways of saying -- that jeff sessions is way, way, way not smart. and nothing would inhibit them from saying that. they would then go looking for things in jeff sessions' background, proving he is not smart, they would find a lot...
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. >> i don't believe that my former colleagues in the united states senate and house will turn their backs on all of our interests. >> secretary of state john kerry making the case for military action in syria. >> hopes for a political resolution in egypt fade as ousted president mohamed morsi stands trial for inciting murder. ♪ theme >> it's a new day, as presidential pressure to attack syria intensifies. it's been less than 48 hours sips the president said he needs congressional approval for his attack plan, and now the full court press is on. sunday, obama dispatched secretary of state john kerry to the sunday morning talk shows. kerry along with several members of the obama cabinet made their push for support. the big name they want in their corner is senator john mccain. he's been invited to the white house today. the arizona senator has been an outspoken critic of white house plans to limit air strikes. in fact, he said the united states' failure to intervene in syria's civil war is shameful. >> aljazeera reports from washington on the obama administration's plan. >> he would
. >> i don't believe that my former colleagues in the united states senate and house will turn their backs on all of our interests. >> secretary of state john kerry making the case for military action in syria. >> hopes for a political resolution in egypt fade as ousted president mohamed morsi stands trial for inciting murder. ♪ theme >> it's a new day, as presidential pressure to attack syria intensifies. it's been less than 48 hours sips the president said he needs...
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tim's amendment won't go anywhere in the united states senate. the bottom line is the public opinion is on the side of same-sex marriage so there will be jurisdictions there will be house districts and there will be state senate races where i suppose the backlash kicks in and the right can use it as a wedge issue but there will be other districts in states where the person who supports same-sex marriage will get an advantage from that. >> john: sounds like a lot of moment mow phobic politicians will make a lot of money off of homophobic voters and not do anything for them. thank you michael tomasky for joining us. you're the oracle. >> thank you. >> john: the alaska state legislature is smokin' at the taxpayer's expense. very, very excited about that and very proud of that. >>beltway politics from inside the loop. >>we tackle the big issues here in our nation's capital, around the country and around the globe. >>dc columnist and four time emmy winner bill press opens current's morning news block. >>we'll do our best to carry the flag from 6 to 9
tim's amendment won't go anywhere in the united states senate. the bottom line is the public opinion is on the side of same-sex marriage so there will be jurisdictions there will be house districts and there will be state senate races where i suppose the backlash kicks in and the right can use it as a wedge issue but there will be other districts in states where the person who supports same-sex marriage will get an advantage from that. >> john: sounds like a lot of moment mow phobic...
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they both made an impact here in the united states senate. senator paul in particular and senator cruz also and others constitute what i believe is going to be an ongoing debate in this country in the republican party in particular about the role of the united states in the world. that debate has been going on since the end of world war one and prior to world war ii and after the vietnam war. that debate i respect their views, but i believe we live in a dangerous world. i think the sequestration is outrageous. command and the of marine corps says half of the units will not be deployable and north koreans are threatening us with nuclear weapons and not to mention all the other things. the threats to national security. >> neil: are you saying these gentlemen, more to the point -- senator rand paul don't appreciate these threats when they take the position they do? >> i think they have a different view, a very different view. i have seen senator paul articulate that and senator cruz to a lesser degree. throughout the history of our country, ther
they both made an impact here in the united states senate. senator paul in particular and senator cruz also and others constitute what i believe is going to be an ongoing debate in this country in the republican party in particular about the role of the united states in the world. that debate has been going on since the end of world war one and prior to world war ii and after the vietnam war. that debate i respect their views, but i believe we live in a dangerous world. i think the...